Comments on: Gay Moroccan writer takes on homophobia

By: SteveMD2

SteveMD2 — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:57:54 +0000

Fat chance. The only difference in much of the Muslim world, is that he would be killed with a sword. Here in the USA, thousands of gay kids, and thousands of bashings, every year, are caused by the churches using their words to incite others to do their dirty work, and to drive kids to kill themselves.

In the name of their God and absolute truths”

By: Morgan

Morgan — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:42:29 +0000

“I love how one-sided straights always are:” One of my best friends is a very liberal, tolerant and smart straight woman. She has 3 cats and knits. She loves rainbow and likes the company of gay men. To say that all straight are always one sided is unfair and untrue. I know that from my own experience. I know some straight people who are more tolerant than some gay people.

You just can’t stereotype and pigeonhole everyone. There is always someone who comes alongs and busts up your stereotypes.

By: John S

John S — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:42:43 +0000

Some one will kill him

By: woodroad34

woodroad34 — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:00:36 +0000

I love how one-sided straights always are: “It’s also alienated him from his parents and eight siblings, who figure extensively in the books and complain that Taia has publicly humiliated them”. I guess it never ocurred to them what a great embarrassment they are to him. And I’ll also bet now that his books are widely published in many languages and he’s probably raking in the money, that embarrassment will slowly dim into the light of greed.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:36:15 +0000

The Salvation Army took him in and fed him and lodged him when he didn’t have a choice and had no money.

Sometimes when you are desperate for a place after coming a thousand miles to someone who was to take you home and has maybe dumped you by not showing up at the airport and you don’t have a penny. Can’t always be a chooser when down and out.

And clearly his stay at the Salvation Army was temporary judging by this article placing back home in Morocco campaigning for societal change in his country for gay people.

And Switzerland has civil unions for same-sex couples, a modern and well-off Western country. So maybe overall it is not a bad place to be dumped if you are going to be dumped by a someone with maybe a case of sudden “cold, clammy feet of clay”.

Salvation Army is homophobic yes, but what does this say about the gay community when a homophobic organization grows a “bigger heart” than the cowardly jerk who left him stranded and helpless at the airport? Something to think about.

By: Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:07:11 +0000

Odd that he seek refuge at the Salvation Army – which is very homophobic itself.

I give him a lot of credit for the courage to take on people who are so brainwashed into their disturbed belief systems that they have precious little objectivity at all.

By: Ready4theFight!

Ready4theFight! — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:35:34 +0000

“acceptance throughout the muslim world”? wow. Good luck with that! if you still have your hands and head left, tell us about that!

the idea in the muslim world is that LGBT don’t exist and if they do, they are “sinners, criminals” and should not be seen, moreless accepted….